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Tag : Naval

1942-01-05Soviets at Eupatoria

German forces prevent Soviets from landing troops in Southern Ukraine

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1941-12-25Nimitz assumes command

Admiral Chester W Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

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1941-12-23Wake Island Occupied

Japanese forces occupy Wake Island.

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1941-12-21Sinking of HMS Audacity

Sinking of the HMS Audacity by the U-751 while excorting convoy HG76

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1941-12-13Cape Bon

Four Royal Navy destroyers using Radar and cover of darkness, surprise two Italian cruisers. In a brief, furious encounter both cruisers are sunk by close range torpedo and shell fire.

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1941-12-10HMS Repulse Sunk

Attacked and sunk by 86 Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers. Repulse was fatally hit and soon developed a severe list to port over a period of about six minutes. It was clear that she was sinking, and sinking fast.

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1941-12-10Philippines Campaign

Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland.

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1941-12-09Japanese Ships Attacked

The 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.

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1941-12-08Wake Island Attacked

27 Japanese medium "Nell" bombers flown from bases on Kwajalein in the Marshall Island group attacked Wake Island, destroying eight of the 12 F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft belonging to Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-211 on the ground.

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1941-12-08Batan Island Landing

The Japanese 14th Army began its invasion of the Philippines with a landing on Batan Island (not to be confused with Bataan Peninsula), 190 km off the north coast of Luzon

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